2012 - 2013 catalog - Delta College

POL 104HW American Government with Project -
Honors
4 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: READING LEVEL 4 or 5B and WRITING LEVEL 4 or 4B
and permission of the Honors Office. Introduces the development and
maintenance of the U.S. system of government. Surveys the nature of
American political institutions, behavior, ideas and their structure.
Explores core beliefs and their effect on government participation.
Explores the role of citizens in a diverse democracy. Requires participation
in a 15 hour service learning project outside the classroom with a
community agency or organization. Credit may be earned in any POL
103 course, any POL 104 course, or any POL 111course but not in both.
(This course satisfies the American Government graduation requirement
in all curricula.) (45-15)
POL 104W American Government with Project 4 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: READING LEVEL 2 or WRITING LEVEL 2. Introduces
the development and maintenance of the U.S. system of government.
Surveys the nature of American political institutions, behavior, ideas
and their structure. Explores core beliefs and their affect on government
participation. Explores the role of citizens in a diverse democracy.
Requires participation in a 15 hour service learning project outside the
classroom with a community agency or organization. Credit may be
earned in any POL 103 course, POL 104 course, or POL 111course, but
not in more than one. (This course satisfies the American Government
graduation requirement in all curricula.) (45-15)
POL 212W State and Local Governments 3 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: LEVEL 2 READING or LEVEL 2 WRITING or co-enrollment
in ENG 98. Examines the development, structure, organization and
problems of the state and local units of government, along with their
relation to the federal government. (This course satisfies the American
Government graduation requirement in all curricula.) (45-0)
POL 215W Intro to American Political
Thought and Culture
3 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: LEVEL 2 READING or LEVEL 2 WRITING or co-enrollment
in ENG 98. Introduces concepts central to American political thought,
philosophy, and culture. Explores topics relevant to current political
events. (This course satisfies the American Government graduation
requirement in all curricula.) (45-0)
POL 220W Minority Group Politics 3 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: LEVEL 2 READING or LEVEL 2 WRITING or co-enrollment
in ENG 098. Examines the dynamics of minority group politics in the
American political system. Analyzes the nature, role, techniques, and
objectives of ethnic groups in the United States with special emphasis on
African-Americans and Hispanics. (This course satisfies the American
Government graduation requirement in all curricula.) (45-0)
POL 221W Comparative Government 3 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: LEVEL 2 READING or LEVEL 2 WRITING or co-enrollment
in ENG 98. Studies major European and selected non-western political
systems. Emphasizes the techniques of comparative analysis and concepts
of modernization, political development, and political culture. (This
course satisfies the American Government graduation requirement in
all curricula.) (45-0)
POL 222 Politics of the Middle East 3 Sem Hrs
Examines the internal and external dynamics that shape the politics,
economy, and social make-up of Middle Eastern societies. Uses a
multidisciplinary approach to explain and evaluate the politics of the
region. (45-0)
POL 223W Judicial Process 3 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: LEVEL 2 READING or LEVEL 2 WRITING or co-enrollment
in ENG 98. Examines state and federal court systems, including the
selection of judges, the roles of primary and secondary appellate courts in
civil and criminal cases, lawyers and the organized bar, pressure groups,
relations between state and federal courts, as well as the legislative and
executive branches, access to courts, and judicial review. Emphasizes
judicial policymaking, including constitutional law and civil liberties.
(This course satisfies the American government requirement in all
curricula.) (45-0)
POL 225W World Politics 3 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: LEVEL 2 READING or LEVEL 2 WRITING or co-enrollment
in ENG 98. Examines the nature and structure of world politics.
Emphasizes the dynamics of conflict and cooperation, processes of
foreign policy decision-making, and analytical approaches used to
explain and assess how nations behave. Emphasizes the influence of
contemporary issues in world politics on American government and
politics. (This course satisfies the American Government graduation
requirement in all curricula.) (45-0)
POL 228W Constitutional Issues 3 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: LEVEL 2 READING or LEVEL 2 WRITING or co-enrollment
in ENG 98. Examines civil rights/civil liberties based on the Constitution
and their interpretation by the U.S. Supreme Court. Assesses controversial
issues, including freedom of expression, freedom of religion, abortion,
euthanasia, affirmative action, and the rights of persons accused of crime.
(This course satisfies the American Government graduation requirement
in all curricula.) (45-0)
POL 229W Political Terrorism 3 Sem Hrs
Studies state- and non-state sponsored terrorism: definition, origins,
purposes, and nature of terrorism; tactics and weapons; objects and
audiences; responses of objects and audiences: theory and case studies.
(45-0)
POL 232W Campaigns and Elections 3 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: READING LEVEL 2. Examines state and local, congressional,
and presidential campaigns. Emphasizes electoral rules; campaign
organization and finance; candidate strategy; role of parties, interest
groups, and media; campaign effects; and proposals for reform. (45-0)
POL 241W Contemporary Feminist Thought 3 Sem Hrs
Provides a theoretical introduction to feminist thought and relates
feminist thought to American political thought and American society.
(45-0)
POL 268W International Studies in Political
Science
1-4 Sem Hrs
The student will elect to do either a survey study of the overall political
system of a country other than the United States or an in-depth study
of one or more aspects of that political system. Overseas study is an
integral part of the course. Expenses for travel and overseas study must
be borne by the student. (60-0)
POL 290-299 Special Projects in Political
Science
Physical Science
PSC 101 Physical Science I 4 Sem Hrs
Physical Science is a general education science lab course in the Physics
Discipline. It focuses on some general physics, meteorology, geology,
and astronomy concepts. This course is a potpourri of physical science
concepts that are taught in a lecture and experimental environment.
Recommended for non-science majors, including education majors.
(45-30)
PSC 102 Physical Science II 4 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: PSC 101. Investigates fundamental concepts of chemistry
and mechanics through a hands-on, applications based approach.
Includes such topics as atomic structure, periodic table, bonding,
chemical reactions, intermolecular forces, organic chemistry, motion
of objects, forces and how they relate to simple machines, mechanical
energy, and fluid mechanics. Complements Physical Science I, PSC 101.
Recommended for non-science majors, including education majors.
(45-30)
PSC 290-299 Special Projects in Physical
Science
Delta College 2012-2013
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